Healthy Baby, Healthy Mom Produce Rx Trial
A produce prescription intervention among pregnant women — testing whether prescribing fruits and vegetables improves maternal and birth outcomes.
Why it matters
121,000
Cardiovascular events produce prescriptions could prevent over 10 years
FIMI research
149%
Rise in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy over three decades
Published
Overview
Pregnancy is a critical period during which nutrition plays a major role in maternal and birth outcomes. Over three decades, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy rose 149% and gestational diabetes rose 261%. This trial evaluates whether a produce prescription can measurably improve outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.
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